11/4/06
I received my Sudoku board game yesterday. Thank you very much.
I really like the board. I played the first game last night. Your system with the gold spikes to show the candidates works well. And, I am sure when I am attempting to
solve the more difficult puzzles it will be very helpful! It was an easy transition for me, since I usually mark the candidates by writing small numbers in the appropriate 9
position spot in the square.
I had looked at other sudoku boards to purchase - but yours had the best design and quality!
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11/5/06
I purchased the game for a christmas present.. but this is exactly what she was looking for. I'm glad you had it..
Thanks,
Carole
Brooklyn, NY
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11/5/06
My wife has been playing Sudoku in the paper so I bought the board for her. I really hadn't played it much. An unexpected bonus is that we now play games together because we can each participate using the board. It is very well designed and crafted. It makes a "loner game" into a "group game". The minute I saw it I knew it was the right one - no other board handles all 9 possibilities as succinctly and clearly
as the "golden spike".
Jim
Slidell, LA
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11/8/06
Hi James:
Am very pleased with your version of the Sudoku board puzzle. Only thing, I would prefer the wood number tiles to be a bit heavier and square, but that is personal preference. Here is my customer testimonial.
I do Sudoku puzzles quite often. For simple to moderately difficult puzzles, paper is sufficient for me. But for more difficult sudukos, I wanted a table top board version to work more efficiently with candidates. All of the sudoku board versions I came across lacked in two areas.... 1) not enough candidate pieces 2) Candidate pieces were to awkward to handle, being small numbered blocks of wood or plastic that would slow me down. Elverson puzzle solves both problems. They give you more candidates than you will probably ever use in a sudoku. They also adopt the pin grid system for the placement and removal of candidates. I find several advantages to this. First, this allows one to move much faster while working on a Sudoku. Second, once you get used to the pin grid system it actually helps you to better visualize locations and values for candidates since the pins locate the numbers they represent in the same spot of each and every square. In converting over to this system, I find I make less mistakes. I now use the same system when going back to pencil marks on paper sudokus. Bravo Elverson for putting so much thought into the design of this puzzle. This should be the one on all shelves of the stores.
Jon
Phoenix, AZ
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12/4/06
I recently (Friday 12/1) placed an order for a Gold Spike Sudoku puzzle as a Christmas gift for my sister and brother-in-law. Almost immediately after placing the online order,I received an e-mail confirmation along with a FedX tracking number. Today, just 2 business days from placing the order,I received the puzzle at my door. Opening up the box, the Invoice/Packing Slip even had a handwritten "Thank You" on it.
This is the way America should be doing business. The efficiency, as well as personal touch, seem to be a long lost art. Thank you to you, your brother, and all the employees involved for making my day and, to some degree, restoring my faith! I will certainly recommend Elverson to anyone and everyone. Hope you and everyone at Elverson have a wonderful (hopefully somewhat restful) holiday season.
Thanks again.
Fred
Lumberton, NJ
